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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - FEG - Records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, daughter of Sir John and Eleanor Franklin and wife of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1828-[early 20th cent]
    - 3 - Personal records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - [mid 19th cent]
      - 1 - Notes and drafts made or collected by Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, some of which seem to relate to the preparation of a biography of her father, Sir John Franklin - [mid 19th cent]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/3/1/10
Former Reference	D3311/81
Title	Manuscript copy of account of clairvoyancy, involving Dr Haddock and medium Emma, taking place on 21-22 September 1849, written out by E.I. Gell
Date	[mid 19th cent]
Description	Including references to Dr Haddock, surgeon apothecary of Bolton, performing mesmerism on clairvoyante named Emma; copy of letter dated 21 Sep 1849 referring to Sir John's still being alive with 3 or 4 companions inland, with one ship sunk and the other abandoned; report to Captain Maconachie by the person writing the account of his personally taking part in 3 seances with the clairvoyante, said to be aged 22 from Broomsgrove [Bromsgrove] near Birmingham, describing her changed behaviour under Memserism and her seeming to have a conversation with Sir John; she also claimed to be in touch with Sir James Ross, who was held fast in the ice; copy of letter, 22 Sep 1849, recording another conversation with Sir John
Extent	3 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Format	Document
Term	Franklin Expedition (1845)

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